Conan O’Brien may have taken a beating during the late night talk wars, having been ousted from NBC-TV’s “Tonight Show” and temporarily barred from appearing elsewhere on the dial.

But look at the bright side. Now he’s got more time to brush up his stand-up act.

“Hey Internet: I’m headed to your town on a half-a**ed comedy & music tour,” O’Brien declared, via Twitter, today.

More specifically, O’Brien’s tour will kick off April 13 in Vancouver, B.C., and include a two-night stand in Seattle, with shows scheduled for 8 p.m. April 18 and …

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Pop-punk sensation Paramore has been tapped to headline the Honda Civic Tour, organizers announced today. Canadian sister duo Tegan and Sara will add support.

Dates weren’t announced, but the tour will kick off on July 23, according to its promo site.

Meanwhile, local fans that can’t wait that long to see Paramore can check the band out on May 12 at Seattle’s WaMu Theater has.

Almost forgot to mention that local hip-hop sensation Quincy “Q. Dot” Henry landed a spot opening up for the reunited Goodie Mob Wednesday night at Seattle’s Neumo’s. Here’s a video for Q’s cut “Supafresh” featuring some Sound Sound settings you may recognize.

They’ve sold more than 120 million albums. They recently rocked the Grammys. And someone somewhere is howling an enthusiastic karaoke rendition of “You Give Love a Bad Name” as you read this.

Take that, critics! Bon Jovi is still bigger than the ‘dos they sported as they stormed MTV in the ‘80s. And as I blogged earlier this month, I was in on the teleconference the band held to fill in some details on what to expect from their upcoming shows.

Click hear to listen to guitarist Richie Sambora talk about the Circle Tour set lists and …

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“The Long Road Out of Eden” winds through Seattle. Classic rockers, the Eagles, will headline KeyArena on May 13, promoter Live Nation announced.

Advance tickets for the Seattle stop will be available to American Express Cardmembers from 10 a.m. Monday (Feb. 22) through Feb. 28. They will go on sale to the general public beginning at 10 a.m. on March 1. VIP package info is available here. Prices have not yet been announced.

The Eagles – best known for “Hotel California,” “Seven Bridges Road” and other smash hits – will kick off their tour …

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This footage sat unedited on my hard drive longer than planned. But maybe I was just saving it as a Valentine’s Day gift to all you Alice fans out there. Enjoy!

P.S. In a related matter, the band announced details for a “Your Decision” comic contest this weekend, details here.

Alice in Chains’ set last night was similar to what they delivered at the Moore last fall. That is to say it was spectacular, but even sharper after several months on the road.

But so much for that fantasy that Sir Elton John – tonight’s co-headliner at KeyArena – might make a cameo. Sure, he appears on the poignant title track from Alice’s new “Black Gives Way to Blue” album, and he had a couple of days off after Wednesday night’s Face 2 Face set at the Key. But nah! An on-site publicist had good intel that the Piano …

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Comedian Chelsea Handler has added a second stand-up show at Seattle’s Paramount Theatre and will now perform at 8 and 10:30 p.m. on March 20, STG Presents announced. “Chelsea Lately’s” Gary Branum will warm the crowd up.

Tickets for the late show are $49.50 to $75.50 and will go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday (Feb. 5). More details here.

I’m on a conference call with Bon Jovi’s Richie Sambora and Tico Torres who will kick off their forthcoming Circle Tour with two big shows at Seattle’s KeyArena on Feb. 19 and 20. When asked about the set list Sambora just said, “The repertoire is going to be vast. We’re going to go back and play some stuff we haven’t played in 20 years – like off of the first two albums.”

And a little “Slippery When Wet,” anyone? Like Motley Crue, Roger Waters and other veteran rock acts, Sambora hinted the band may deliver a couple of …

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Comedian Martin Lawrence will headline Seattle’s Paramount Theatre on March 12, promoter Live Nation announced.

Lawrence was one of the most popular comedians of the ‘90s, known for appearances on HBO’s “Def Comedy Jam,” his sitcom “Martin” and in “Bad Boys,” the “House Party” movies and other blockbusters. But by that the latter half of the decade the embattled superstar had also became known for erratic public behavior, a sexual harassment suit filed by “Martin” co-star Tisha Campbell and for nearly dying from heat exhaustion while running in 100-degree weather in 1999.

This year …

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